Issues and Policy
Energy Innovation
Four Co-ops Among Top Utilities for Adding Solar, Energy Storage to Grid
Kaua’i Island Utility Cooperative was No. 1 in adding watt-hours of energy storage per customer.
Energy Innovation
New Mexico Co-op Halfway to Solar Goal as State Mandates Carbon-Free Energy
A new state law mandating 100% renewables by 2050? New Mexico’s Kit Carson Electric Co-op is wel
Tax and Financing
Q&A: How Co-op Priorities Are Faring in Congress This Year
Congress has less than two months of legislative days left this year to pass co-op priorities.
Environment
Senate Panel Approves $1 Billion for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
The bill also would make it easier for co-ops to do carbon-capture projects to reduce CO2 emission
Energy Innovation
WFEC Contracts for Energy Storage and 500 Megawatts of Renewable Power
Western Farmers Electric Cooperative announced the agreement with NextEra Energy in late July, wit
Broadband
Indiana Co-op Leverages Fiber Network for Health Care, Economic Growth
In Indiana, a co-op uses fiber to improve health care and grow a local economy.
Tax and Financing
Budget Crisis in Alaska Could Mean Skyrocketing Bills for Electric Co-op Members
Electric cooperatives in Alaska prepare for loss of subsidies and higher bills.
Broadband
‘We’re All in This Together’: Va. Governor Commends Co-ops’ Broadband Efforts
Virginia governor says co-ops “absolutely” have a role in his priority for universal broadband
Environment
Threatened Frog Finds a Home Under BPA’s High-Voltage Lines
How a water-loving frog desperate for habitat and the BPA entered a symbiotic relationship.
Energy Innovation
A Texas Triple Play: Bandera Offers Members Solar, Storage and Broadband
Co-op’s broadband, solar arms launched as result of responses to customer satisfaction surveys.